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howtos:hardware:arm:hacking_the_xzpad700_7_tablet [2013/09/17 19:37 (UTC)] – typos sycamorex | howtos:hardware:arm:hacking_the_xzpad700_7_tablet [2016/01/14 20:51 (UTC)] – [Sources] louigi600 | ||
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====== Hacking information from the XZPAD700 ====== | ====== Hacking information from the XZPAD700 ====== | ||
- | This refers | + | This refers to the XZPAD700 |
+ | If you're just interested in getting started really fast skip to the [[http:// | ||
+ | The [[http:// | ||
====== Preface ====== | ====== Preface ====== | ||
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===== USB ===== | ===== USB ===== | ||
- | This tablet comes with a mini-AB port with true host/slave functionality. According to the devices specifications it should be an OTG port but if this is the case it's wildly out of spec as it can power up HDU units, internet 3G sticks and other stuff that is typically close to the 500mA limit on standard USB ports. | + | This tablet comes with a mini-AB port with true host/slave functionality. According to the devices specifications it should be an OTG port but it's wildly out of spec as it can power up HDU units, internet 3G sticks and other stuff that is typically close to the 500mA limit on standard USB ports. The A13 has another USB port that is dedicated do the internal WiFi card. |
There' | There' | ||
- | With the stock android on the device I've used successfully all sorts of devices without the use of externally powered hubs, but I cannot say the same with the linux-sunxi kernels | + | With the stock android on the device I've used successfully all sorts of devices without the use of externally powered hubs, but at time the linux-sunxi kernels |
===== Internal Flash ===== | ===== Internal Flash ===== | ||
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There are other various things that could get you booting with a little work but I like to keep things as neutral as possible so that if you are not a Slackware freak you can still use most of the information here to boot whatever suits you best.\\ | There are other various things that could get you booting with a little work but I like to keep things as neutral as possible so that if you are not a Slackware freak you can still use most of the information here to boot whatever suits you best.\\ | ||
Jeff Doozan has a [[http:// | Jeff Doozan has a [[http:// | ||
- | [[ http:// | + | [[http:// |
Thierry Merle' | Thierry Merle' | ||
===== Preparing the MicroSD raw image ===== | ===== Preparing the MicroSD raw image ===== | ||
- | Slackware | + | TheSlackware |
- | If you want a functional X11 I guess that you can do with a 2Gb uSD.\\ | + | If you want a functional X11, with a minimal window manager like fluxbox and various usefull libraries, a working gcc compiler along with some extra networking stuff you're looking at around 1.6Gb of occupied disc space so I guess that you can do with a 2 commertial Gb uSD. Once you convert the space in to real GB, take away the boot partition space and create the filesystems you'll not be left with much usable space ... maybe just enough to download the compressed kernel sources tarball.\\ |
- | Let's try with the minimal | + | Let's try with the just to check everything works.\\ |
NB: 512Mb flash devices are 512 commercial Mb and work out to be something like 507379712 bytes or 483.875 Mb\\ | NB: 512Mb flash devices are 512 commercial Mb and work out to be something like 507379712 bytes or 483.875 Mb\\ | ||
(one Megabite is 2^20 bytes or 1048576 bytes) | (one Megabite is 2^20 bytes or 1048576 bytes) | ||
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and here's a video of the device booting (stable kernel this time) | and here's a video of the device booting (stable kernel this time) | ||
{{youtube> | {{youtube> | ||
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+ | ==== Image Builder ==== | ||
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+ | The image builder is for brewing up an arbitrary size SD image to match whatever size SD you have. It is technically possible to use a 256Mb SD for a Slackware ARM miniroot system with little space for a few extra packages, but I advice to start off with no less then 1/2Gb SD card.\\ | ||
+ | You will need to know what type of architecture your Allwinner SOC is (sun4i, sun5i or sun7i) before you start: look this up [[http:// | ||
+ | It is also possible to use this image builder with other distribution' | ||
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+ | Here's a link to the [[ftp:// | ||
+ | The files are also available via [[http:// | ||
- | Here's a link to the [[ftp:// | + | I've thoroughly tested |
- | The files are also available via [[http://ftp.slackware.org.uk/slackwarearm/people/ | + | |
- | I'll leave the slightly older version on sourceforge as [[http:// | + | I'll leave the slightly older version on sourceforge as a [[http:// |
====== Booting over Network ====== | ====== Booting over Network ====== | ||
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